Green Urban Development Discusses 6 Initiatives to Beautify Residential Areas - Sarmad
Green Urban Development Initiatives Committee, chaired by Sheikh Hamad Al-Jaber, discusses six initiatives to beautify roundabouts and streets, with some postponed pending technical approvals
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
Ahmadi Governor and Chairman of the Green Urban Development Initiatives Committee, Sheikh Hamoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, stated that the committee discussed six initiatives submitted by various private companies, cooperative societies, and individuals. These initiatives pertain to ornamental landscaping of several roundabouts in residential areas, planting and beautifying the central island of a main street in a residential city, and environmental conservation and sustainable development efforts.
Sheikh Hamoud Al-Jaber, in a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) following his chairing of the committee meeting on Thursday, explained that the committee aims, through coordination with relevant government entities and initiators, to create a beautiful urban environment and a more sustainable future for the State of Kuwait.
He added that the committee also aims to work on implementing initiatives that combine environmental considerations with support for green spaces, in order to solidify the concept of community partnership among government entities, private sector companies, and individuals to achieve sustainable development.
He noted that the committee discussed these initiatives in its meeting and verified that some of them met the technical requirements for implementation set by the relevant ministries and government entities. However, the decision on some initiatives was postponed at the request of committee members, who are representatives of the relevant ministries and government entities.
He mentioned that the postponement is to ensure that final approvals and specific requirements are obtained from those relevant ministries and government entities, in accordance with the laws, decisions, and regulations governing this matter.
He pointed out that the initiatives discussed by the committee in its meeting will be referred to the Public Services Committee of the Council of Ministers for a decision.
Sheikh Hamoud Al-Jaber called on all initiators from government and private companies, cooperative societies, and individuals to submit their initiatives to the committee through the committee’s electronic platform at https://gudi.gov.kw/.
He expressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation to all initiators for their contribution to developing and beautifying agricultural works on main streets and residential areas, highlighting aesthetic aspects, painting main vehicle bridges and pedestrian bridges on highways, and creating an urban environment that achieves sustainable development and preserves the environment.
Earlier, Minister of State for Development and Sustainability Dr. Reem Al-Faleh, in her capacity as the minister responsible for the Green Urban Development Initiatives Committee, issued a ministerial decision (No. 139 of 2026) on October 7, reconstituting the Green Urban Development Initiatives Committee. The committee is chaired by Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Hamoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, with the Secretary-General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters serving as Vice-Chairman. Its members include the Director General of Kuwait Municipality, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works, the Director General of the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fisheries Resources, the Director General of the Public Institution for Housing, the Director General of the Public Authority for Environmental Affairs, and the Director General of the General Administration of Road Engineering Affairs at the Ministry of Public Works.
The committee also includes the Assistant Undersecretary for Water Operation and Maintenance at the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy; the Assistant Undersecretary for Cooperative Sector Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs; the Director General of the General Administration of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior; the Director General of State Property Affairs at the Ministry of Finance; the Dean of the College of Architecture at Kuwait University; the Vice President of the Volunteer Work Center; in addition to the committee member and secretary, Advisor Fouad Al-Salman.
